Rain........

[Neeranam]

Is it raining now in CM?

[Ricardo]

Is it raining now in CM?

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Nope - it's been a glorious hot & sunny day up North

Strewth, might have to think about watering the garden, soon ! (that should put the mockers on it

[Ricardo]

Is it raining now in CM?

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Nope - it's been a glorious hot & sunny day up North

Strewth, might have to think about watering the garden, soon ! (that should put the mockers on it

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And sure enough, 1 hour later, an excellent electrical-storm and very heavy rain. Look out down-river in Changers !

We ought to have a special 'smilie' for Smiling-in-the-Rain !

[jackr]

What I'm worried most about is the effect of water entering all the electrical outlets, of which there are many near floor level. I assume this will short out the whole house. Any advice on how to avert this? Actually almost all my electronics, frigde etc are on the first floor. Of course I can move them upstairs, but not much help if the power goes...

Knock the MCB off or pull the fuse out of the dist' board for the downstairs ring circuit . If you're not sure, set the microwave off and knock them off one by one until she stops spinning . If you have a Safe-T-Cut jobby, it'll still probably cut the house when the water hits the dead sockets. There is a way around this which doesn't involve bypassing the Safe-t-Cut, but don't mess around if you're unsure.

Much of this is greek to me, but I get the part about cut off the circuit and it'll probably short anyhow...which is what I pretty much figured.

Had a few days reprieve but the surrounding water is still high enough that another good dfownpour will do it. Thinking of covering up the sockets with duct tape after cutting tyhe circuit if it comes to that in the hopes it might help...figure can't hurt?

Yeah, don't muck around if the water is that high. Turn the main switch off on the fuse box (distribution board), before the water even comes in and don't walk around in it. Good idea to cover the sockets up as well, although the water will find it's way in through the back no doubt.

[LiLbrownbaby]

Its rain in my heart....

[ozzydom]

Front arrived C/M 23.00 last evening.big storm then stopped for an hour before heavy rain began and its still bucketting down,if its raining to the north look out C/M.

[jackr]

Front arrived C/M 23.00 last evening.big storm then stopped for an hour before heavy rain began and its still bucketting down,if its raining to the north look out C/M.

I know, I got caught in it big time mate. The phone even got f*cked up and it was under the seat

[ozzydom]

Front arrived C/M 23.00 last evening.big storm then stopped for an hour before heavy rain began and its still bucketting down,if its raining to the north look out C/M.

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I know, I got caught in it big time mate. The phone even got f*cked up and it was under the seat

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Bad luck mate, next time remember to whack it in a condom, (the phone I mean )

T/Wifey happy ,I went out this morning and theres a nice size fish flopping about on the street,5 minutes later its in the pan,cor you gotta be quick.

[jackr]

Front arrived C/M 23.00 last evening.big storm then stopped for an hour before heavy rain began and its still bucketting down,if its raining to the north look out C/M.

I know, I got caught in it big time mate. The phone even got f*cked up and it was under the seat

Bad luck mate, next time remember to whack it in a condom, (the phone I mean )

T/Wifey happy ,I went out this morning and theres a nice size fish flopping about on the street,5 minutes later its in the pan,cor you gotta be quick.

Catfish

I usually refer my phone to condom abuse during Songkran and generally get away with it when it's under the seat, but not when the rain is belting down sideways at ya. The lightning dancing about overhead lastnight added to the excitement but my new trainers weren't too happy

[Laurie]

It hasnt stopped raining in the last 30 hours in Phuket. I expect most low lying areas are flooded? nice time to be out on the roads........ less motorbikes. 

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Even in Kata and Nai Harn?

[kayo]

Its rain in my heart....

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Been done mate.

We got the tail end of Rita over here, and it rained English drizzle for three days straight. Now sunday lunchtime, skies clear, and the air new. We feel... Fresh!

[Totster]

we're expecting strong winds and rain in the coming week ...

totster

[kayo]

What time are they expected...C´mon man..details..we have to arrange catering, locations...etc...

[SiamOne]

Its rain in my heart....

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your avatar makes more sense than your post

[The_Moog]

A very big storm has hit Bangkok, bigger than any this year. It is probably heading east.

[baht&sold]

That was sumthin alright Moog- was stranded up my soi for a bit there.., turns out the corner shopkeeper's husband has a good handicap and a collection of supersize golf umbrellas to show for it (lucky me;)... now home, only wet from the knees down but the power's out Letsee, just re checked the weather forecast for today and barely a mention. Ah well.

[kayo]

English Drizzle non stop for six days now.... I´m going across the lake for a night.

[RDN]

It's been raining a lot in Phuket recently. Today I dug some holes to plant new papaya trees and hit water 4 inches down

[apdare]

Bottle it, you could make a fortune. Peckam water is a name thats free, good name in the market so I've heard.

Andrew

Independant Financial Advisor

[Jai Dee]

It's now raining heavily at Laem Chabang.

[Eric Davis]

Not a cloud in the sky here in Bangkok.

[daleyboy]

Cold wet and miserable in the uk tonight, going out for drinks and a few games of snooker.

[Eric Davis]

Lashing from the heaven's right now in Bangkok.

[baht&sold]

No H2O in bkk today but anybody else notice the humidity has blessedly dropped off a bit and it's the first cool-ish night of the season? They'll be replacing the wellies for woolies before long up in CM...

From JD's recommended Thai weather site:

"During october 16-20, high pressure areas from China will extends its ridge to cover northern and northeastern Thailand, causing decreasing in temperature 2-3 degrees"

[sbk]

We are just starting our rainy season, a tad late but not much really. Much better than last year when we didn't have any rain at all!

I look forward to the rainy season, just so long as it doesn't flood!

[Chayakon]

Drove back from Koh Chang yesterday, hissed down most of the way.........Drove home from Pattaya today and it hissed down all the way

[The_Other_Mac]

No H2O in bkk today but anybody else notice the humidity has blessedly dropped off a bit and it's the first cool-ish night of the season? They'll be replacing the wellies for woolies before long up in CM... 

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Huh?? Here on Sathorn there was an unusually long and violent electrical storm for most of the afternoon, with torrential rain to match...

[baht&sold]

Nada in lower Suk T.O. Mac- at least near Bumrungrad where I was most of the day

[kayo]

well, instead of a little rain, we got hit by the biggest hurricane since 1947, and had a few hundred people die, and many thosands displaced. The bar survived though was coverd in about 2 meters of mud....

We´re now getting things back to normal slowly.

[Laurie]

It's been raining a lot in Phuket recently. Today I dug some holes to plant new papaya trees and hit water 4 inches down

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Where in Phuket are you talking about?